Call Routing (e.g., To Prevent Backhaul, Routing Efficiency, Least Cost, Or Alternate Routing) Patents (Class 455/445)
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Patent number: 9769631Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for implementing resending of a short message, including: when an Internet Protocol short message gateway (IP-SM-GW) learns that in an Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) domain, a short message fails to be sent to a receiver, sending, by the IP-SM-GW, the short message to a service center, so that the service center stores the short message; and when the receiver corresponding to the short message changes to available status, receiving, by the IP-SM-GW, the stored short message sent by the service center, and resending the short message to the receiver through the IMS domain, thereby implementing resending of a short message request failing to be sent, improving availability of sending the short message request in the IMS, and improving user experience.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.Inventor: Qiang Yi
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Patent number: 9756009Abstract: A method and system for forwarding information to a device in a communication network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes selecting a serving node to which to send a request. The selected serving node is one of plurality of serving nodes, each of the plurality of serving nodes supporting a different access technology. The request is to transmit one of a short messaging service, SMS, message and trigger information. The request includes a list of the plurality of nodes. The method further includes sending the request to the selected serving node via a translation interface associated with the selected serving node. The translation interface is adapted to use a protocol that corresponds to the access technology of the selected serving node. If the selected serving node cannot reach the device, the request is forwarded to another serving node in the list of serving nodes in the request.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2012Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Hans Bertil Rönneke, Magnus Olsson, Peter Hedman
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Patent number: 9749337Abstract: A method and a system track network access information for authorized network devices. The access information facilitates tracking movement of the device throughout the network. In addition the access information can be used to detect when an unauthorized device attempts to access the network, posing as an authorized device.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Choon B. Shim, Joonbum Byun
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Patent number: 9749980Abstract: Each terminal wishing to access a communication service implemented in a communications network transmits an identifier of subscription to this service during a phase of registration (3.1; 3.2) with the network. With each service subscription identifier is associated a call identifier to enable calling the terminal registered via the network. A system (1.2, 1.3) intended to register at least one terminal (1.4) from amongst a plurality of terminals (1.3; 1.4) in a telephony network includes means for dynamically changing the service subscription identifier (3.11, 3.12, 3.13) and the associated call identifier (3.4, 3.5, 3.6), for at least one of said terminals, and means for re-registering (3.15) with said network each terminal for which the service subscription identifier and the associated call identifier have been dynamically changed.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SASInventors: Laurent Girardeau, Marc Cartigny
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Patent number: 9729689Abstract: The present invention relates to a desktop telephone system (1, 51, 61) and to a method for operating a desktop telephone system (1, 51, 61) and may advantageously be utilized in voice communication systems connected to telephone networks (7, 11, 67). The present invention provides a desktop telephone system (1, 51, 61) that can handle a number of ambiguous or complex situations that can occur in daily use of known headset systems. The desktop telephone system (1, 51, 61) comprises two or more sound interface devices (2, 3, 4, 8, 62, 63, 64) each providing a sound interface to a user during telephone conversations and two or more gateway devices (2, 3, 62, 63) each serving as a telephone gateway between a telephone network (7, 11, 67) and each sound interface device (2, 3, 4, 8, 62, 63, 64) during telephone conversations.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: GN Netcom A/SInventors: Kim Ziersen Jakobsen, Per Koch Jensen, Ulrik Allum Rasmussen, Stefan Heise
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Patent number: 9729180Abstract: A system, a computer program product and a method associate service licenses with a wireless device. A device identifier (device ID) which identifies the wireless device and a Subscriber Identity Module identifier (SIM ID) identifying a SIM card currently inserted in the wireless device are received. If the SIM ID is not currently associated with the device ID, a listing of service licenses associated with the SIM ID is aggregated with a listing of service licenses associated with the device ID. The wireless device is authorized to use service licenses listed in the aggregate listing of service licenses. If the SIM ID was currently associated with a second device ID, the service licenses associated with the SIM ID are removed from a listing of service licenses associated with the second device ID and the second wireless device is deauthorized from using these service licenses.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Andrew Christopher Smith, Richard Eric Nicolaisen, Piotr Madej, Jia-Lin Chin
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Patent number: 9712994Abstract: A method of managing identities for use in a mobile telecommunications device in a telecommunications network has the following features. The identity management process is triggered and one or more parameters of a currently available mobile telecommunications network detected. An identity database is searched—each record in the identity database comprises an identity and additional identity information for each identity. The additional identity information includes the one or more parameters. The identity management process involves selecting an identity when a first record comprising the one or more parameters detected is found in said searching and modifying an active identity of the mobile telecommunications device to be the selected identity when the active identity is not already the selected identity. This process can be carried out by a subscriber information module of a mobile telecommunications device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Truphone LimitedInventors: James Tagg, Alistar James Campbell
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Patent number: 9713054Abstract: A communication terminal is described having a first transceiver configured to provide a first communication channel via a first radio access network, a second transceiver configured to provide a second communication channel via a second radio access network, a size threshold determiner configured to determine a size threshold based on a limit for an average delay of data communications, a size determiner configured to determine a size of data to be communicated, a selector configured to select the first transceiver and the first communication channel or the second transceiver and the second communication channel for communicating the data based on a comparison of the size of the data with the size threshold and a controller configured to control the selected transceiver to communicate the data via the selected communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Delia Ciullo, Thrasyvoulos Spyropoulos, Bruno Jechoux
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Patent number: 9693254Abstract: Provided is a method for reporting a denied connection in a wireless communication system. The method comprises generating denied connection information, which is information on a connection establishment attempt that is denied, when an attempt to establish the connection to a network is denied, and then reporting the denied connection information to the network. The denied connection information becomes an operation base for the network.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sunghoon Jung, Youngdae Lee, Sungjun Park, Seungjune Yi
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Patent number: 9693358Abstract: A communication control method in a mobile communication system having a first base station and a second base station having a smaller coverage area than the first base station, comprises: a step A of transmitting information indicating interference in uplink detected by the second base station, from the second base station to the first base station; a step B of performing processing by the first base station and/or the second base station to change a radio environment around the boundary of a coverage area of the second base station; and a step C of identifying an interfering user terminal in the uplink by the first base station, from first user terminals being connected with the first base station, based on radio environment information reported by the first user terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2012Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Masato Fujishiro, Kugo Morita, Chiharu Yamazaki, Noriyoshi Fukuta
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Patent number: 9686710Abstract: The present invention provides a method for obtaining policy information for traffic offload. The method may be performed by user equipment and comprise: receiving, through an Access Point (AP), HotSpot 2.0-related policy information including policy information related to a roaming consortium concluded between Access Point (AP) service providers; checking whether previously received 3GPP-based policy information or configuration information is present; and if there is a conflict, transmitting a policy information request message including the received HotSpot 2.0-related policy information, to a 3GPP-based network node in order to obtain 3GPP-based policy information into which the received HotSpot 2.0-related policy information has been reflected.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyunsook Kim, Jaehyun Kim, Laeyoung Kim, Taehyeon Kim
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Patent number: 9667798Abstract: The invention relates to a method of registering a communication client at a communication server, wherein the communication client is associated to a mobile terminal and wherein the communication server is associated to a mobile switching node of a circuit switched network, the method comprises the steps of: initiation a connection between the communication server and the communication client, sending identification information to the communication server by the communication client via the connection, interrogating an authentication module of the mobile switching node to perform a user authentication by the communication server, fetching subscriber information from a database by the communication server, and sending subscriber information to the communication client via the connection.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventor: Andreas Witzel
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Patent number: 9668187Abstract: Network node (120) and method (300) in a network node (120), which is serving a user equipment (110), for instructing the user equipment (110) to send a measurement report in a wireless communication network (100) comprising the network node (120) and an underlay network node (130). The method (300) comprises estimating (302) an amount of data the user equipment (110) is expected to communicate. Further, the method (300) also comprises determining (303) the user equipment (110) to be a candidate for hand over to the underlay network node (130), based on the estimated (302) amount of data. Additionally, the method (300) comprises instructing (305) the user equipment (110) to send a measurement report.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Fredrik Gunnarsson, Mats Folke, Walter Müller
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Patent number: 9661554Abstract: A method of detecting a proximity to a target device. The method comprises scanning a wireless network frequency band in a personal mobile device to discover at least one wireless network signal, triggering, in response to a discovery of the at least one wireless network signal, a magnetic field scan of a magnetometer operated by the personal mobile device, detecting, in the personal mobile device, according to the magnetic field scan, a presence or an absence of a magnetic field signature associated with a predefined proximity to a target device.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Wise-Sec Ltd.Inventor: Vadim Maor
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Patent number: 9648498Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling network access of a User Equipment (UE) based on the network's load and time tolerance (delay tolerance) are provided. A network access method for a terminal in a wireless communication system includes sending an access request message containing a time-tolerant indicator at a predefined time, determining, when a reject message is received, a cause value and a hold time contained in the reject message, and re-sending the access request message after the hold time elapses.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Song Yean Cho, Chae Gwon Lim, Han Na Lim, Sung Ho Choi, Beom Sik Bae
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Patent number: 9647901Abstract: In a content delivery network (CDN a method includes: receiving a request for a CDN service of a particular type, wherein a CDN service of said particular type defines a fixed number of configurable layers of request processing, sequentially from a first layer to a last layer; and processing said request, starting at said first layer, said processing being based on a modifiable runtime environment, said processing continuing conditionally through each of said layers in turn until either said request is terminated by one of said layers or said last layer processes said request. A layer may cause some of the processing of a request to be handled by another service. The CDN service may be selected from: delivery services, collector services, reducer services, rendezvous services, configuration services, and control services.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Christopher Newton, Lewis Robert Varney, Laurence R. Lipstone, William Crowder, Andrew Swart
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Patent number: 9641694Abstract: A method for initiating a call in a communications system comprising a mobile communications device connected in a mobile communications network. The mobile communications device is allocated a mobile identifier for a first, mobile communications service provided by a mobile communications service provider and is allocated a second identifier for a second communications service provided by a second communications service provider that is different from the first, mobile communications service. The method comprises receiving over a data connection, at a switch, a request from the mobile communications device, comprising the second identifier, to initiate a call using the second communications service and adding, at the switch, the mobile identifier to the request and forwarding via a further network, the request comprising both the second identifier and the mobile identifier.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANYInventors: Mohit Punwani, Martin Gibson Kell, Colin John Canavan
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Patent number: 9642068Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, a network device, and a user equipment for controlling access to a core network. The method includes: determining that a change occurs in access control information for controlling a user equipment to access a core network; and sending radio resource control signaling to the user equipment through a dedicated control channel, where the radio resource control signaling is used to notify the user equipment that a change occurs in the access control information, so that the user equipment updates the access control information. Therefore, a load of a core network node can be effectively controlled, and system performance is improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanyan Chen, Bingzhao Li
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Patent number: 9634949Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for supporting a large Service Data Unit (SDU) in a receiver of a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving a Radio Link Control (RLC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) from an upper layer; checking a Length Indicator (LI) included in an RLC header of the RLC PDU; if the LI is configured as “0”, determining that the received RLC PDU includes an RLC SDU of 2047 bytes, and if the LI is configured as a value other than “0”, determining that the received RLC PDU includes an RLC SDU of a size corresponding to the value of the LI; and reforming the RLC SDU, based on the LI.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Jun-Sung Lee, Hyeong-Seok Jeong
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Patent number: 9628949Abstract: An aspect includes providing distributed data in a close proximity notification system using a transceiver that includes an antenna and a processing device. The processing device includes a memory for storing instructions that when executed by the processing device result in the transceiver: discovering wireless mobile devices within a proximity range of the transceiver; initiating communication between the transceiver and one or more of the wireless mobile devices; exchanging data with the one or more of the wireless mobile devices, the exchanging including receiving a request for information from one of the one or more of the wireless mobile devices; based on receiving the request for information, identifying a retrieval location of at least a subset of the requested information; and transmitting the at least subset of the information or an identifier of the retrieval location to the wireless mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: CONNECTQUEST LLCInventors: David Moldavsky, Joseph A. Tocco
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Patent number: 9615286Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for accessing a channel in a WLAN system. A method for accessing the channel from a station (STA) in the wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a step of transmitting a power save-poll (PS-poll) for channel accessing from a listening interval to an access point, wherein the station operates in a non-traffic indication map (TIM) mode which is not limited by a TIM element that is transmitted from the access point, and wherein the time of transmission of the PS-poll is not limited by the TIM element.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jinsoo Choi, Seunghee Han, Jinsam Kwak, Yongho Seok, Jeongki Kim
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Patent number: 9609526Abstract: For controlling aggregation of cells (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) of a mobile network, a network management device (300) determines a traffic load of a cell (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213 214, 215, 216) of the mobile network. Further, the network management device (300) determines a rate of handovers between the cell (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) and at least one further cell (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) of the mobile network. On the basis of the traffic load and the rate of handovers, the network management device (300) controls aggregation of the cell (101, 111, 112, 113.114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) and the at least one further cell (101, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 201, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216) to an aggregated cell.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventor: Attila Báder
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Patent number: 9602186Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may relate to extending a network's presence. A first device may compile an accepted device list including a second device. The first device may determine a network connection status, such as, for example, connected, weak connection, and disconnected. In response to determining the network connection status is disconnected, the first device may search for the second device. In response to determining the network connection status is connected, the first device may discontinue searching for the second device. In response to determining the network connection status is weak connection, the first device may search for the second device. The first device may evaluate connectivity information of the second device. The first device may communicate with at least one network via the second device.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kapil Gambhir, Jaspreet Singh
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Patent number: 9590935Abstract: A first server device, associated with a first carrier network, may provide a first identifier of a first application device to a second server device to cause the second server device to store the first identifier. The second server device may be accessible from the first carrier network and from a different second carrier network. The first server device may receive a first message from the first application device; transmit the first message and the first identifier of the first application device towards a client device via the first carrier network and the second carrier network; receive, from a second application device associated with the second carrier network, a second message; identify the second application device based on information, maintained by the second server, associating the second application device with the second identifier; identify a set of policies based on the second identifier; and apply the set of policies.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Ye Huang, Wing-Cheong V. Yeung, Priscilla Lau
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Patent number: 9590661Abstract: Various embodiments disclose systems and methods for employing a Sub1G signal (e.g. a signal in the range of approximately 500 Mhz or 800 mHz) for use with internal and/or external components of various user devices. The Sub1G region may provide a path loss advantage over traditional 2.4 and 5 Ghz systems because of the lower frequency in free-space path loss model. Sub 1G may also present less interference compared to 2.4 GHz (e.g., better QoS for applications such as VOIP, Gaming, etc.). In some of the disclosed embodiments, Sub1G may be employed using current 2.4G or 5G Wireless LAN chipset with RF Up/Down Converters. In some embodiments, the Sub1G approach may be used to create a Long Range Bridge, Long Range Extender, Long Range Client, Long Range Hotspot, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Netgear, Inc.Inventors: Joseph Amalan Arul Emmanuel, Peiman Amini, Paul Nysen, Shun-Liang Yu, Chia-Wei Liu, Shahrokh Zardoshti, Gin Wang, Henry Chen
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Patent number: 9578570Abstract: Systems and methods for switching a voice call from an Instant Messaging (IM) based voice network to a second voice network. A telephone adapted to switch a voice call from an Instant Messaging (IM) based voice network to a second voice network.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: TP Lab Inc.Inventors: Chi Fai Ho, Shin Cheung Simon Chiu
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Patent number: 9575478Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for configuring a set of devices of a structure are disclosed. One method includes loading a structure plan to a mobile computing device, wherein the structure plan is associated with the structure, communicating, by the mobile computing device, with one or more of the set of devices, communicating, by each of the one or more of the set of devices, a device identifier and proximity dependent information of the device back to the mobile computing device, wherein the proximity dependent information allows the mobile computing device to estimate a proximate location of the device, and placing, by the mobile computing device, each of the one or more of the set of devices on the structure floor plan based at least in part on the proximity dependent information.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: enLighted, Inc.Inventors: Bo E. Ericsson, Tanuj Mohan, Saurabh Gupta
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Patent number: 9571482Abstract: Embodiments of a mobile device and method for secure on-line sign-up and provisioning of credentials for Wi-Fi hotspots are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the mobile device may be configured to establish a transport-layer security (TLS) session with a sign-up server through a Wi-Fi Hotspot to receive a certificate of the sign-up server. When the certificate is validated, the mobile device may be configured to exchange device management messages with the sign-up server to sign-up for a Wi-Fi subscription and provisioning of credentials, and retrieve a subscription management object (MO) that includes a reference to the provisioned credentials for storage in a device management tree. The credentials are transferred/provisioned securely to the mobile device. In some embodiments, an OMA-DM protocol may be used.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Vivek Gupta, Necatl Canpolat
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Patent number: 9559766Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving one or more communication network relay related transmissions at least in part associated with one or more first portions of mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device functionality related at least in part to communication network relay functionality of a mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device as one or more standby communication network relays upon activation thereof for use by one or more origination electronic communication devices to communicate at least in part with one or more destination electronic communication devices, the mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device functionality including second portions related at least in part to mobile electronic communication device functionality.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Elwha LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Clarence T. Tegreene
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Patent number: 9559923Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for communicating in a network from a first station to a second station, wherein the first station comprises at least one buffer memory for storing data packets to be transmitted, the method comprising the steps of (a) the first station estimating the status of the at least one buffer memory, (b) the first station transmitting at least one buffer status packet representative of the buffer memory status, wherein the method further comprises (c) adapting the value of a first parameter of the buffer status packets on the basis of a data traffic characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Milos Tesanovic, Matthew Baker
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Patent number: 9559913Abstract: In a content delivery network (CDN a method includes: receiving a request for a CDN service of a particular type, wherein a CDN service of said particular type defines a fixed number of configurable layers of request processing, sequentially from a first layer to a last layer; and processing said request, starting at said first layer, said processing being based on a modifiable runtime environment, said processing continuing conditionally through each of said layers in turn until either said request is terminated by one of said layers or said last layer processes said request. A layer may cause some of the processing of a request to be handled by another service. The CDN service may be selected from: delivery services, collector services, reducer services, rendezvous services, configuration services, and control services.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Christopher Newton, Lewis Robert Varney, Laurence R. Lipstone, William Crowder, Andrew Swart
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Patent number: 9549336Abstract: The present invention provides a method for user equipment obtaining policy information for making a traffic detour. The method for obtaining the policy information may comprise a step of the user equipment receiving via an access point (AP), policy information related to Hotspot 2.0, wherein the policy information related to the Hotspot 2.0 may include policy information related to a roaming consortium established between AP enterprises. The method for obtaining the policy information may further comprise a step of transmitting to a 3GPP-based network node a policy information request message including the policy information related to the Hotspot 2.0 that is received, in order to obtain 3GPP-based policy information that reflects the policy information related to the Hotspot 2.0 that is received.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunsook Kim, Jaehyun Kim, Laeyoung Kim, Taehyeon Kim
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Patent number: 9544274Abstract: A graphical user interface to provision business environments on mobile devices presents a navigation panel that displays a virtual phone template menu item and a policy setting menu item. Upon selection of the virtual phone template menu item, a template user interface is presented that enables an administrator to customize virtual phone image templates for users to be delivered to mobile devices that are configured to run the virtual phone image templates as virtual machines on the mobile devices in order to provide a business environment. Upon selection of the policy setting menu item, a policy user interface is presented that enables the administrator to set security policies, wherein each of the security policies specifies a time interval within which a mobile device running a virtual machine corresponding to one of the virtual phone image templates should communicate with an enterprise server to comply with the security policy.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Stephen Deasy, David Furodet, Robert Meyer, Craig Newell, Claire Reynaud, Fanny Strudel, Paul Wisner, Emil Sit
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Patent number: 9544337Abstract: An Evolved Packet Core network comprises a converged media packet gateway control element including a GTP-C function of SGW, PGW, and P-CSCF and ATCF functions. The network further comprises at least one converged media packet gateway bearer element disposed remotely from the converged media packet gateway control element, in communication and under the management of the converged media packet gateway control element. The at least one converged media packet gateway bearer element includes SGW and PGW bearer plane terminating S1-U, and ATGW and IMS-AGW NAT functions.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Mitel Mobility IncInventors: Srinivas Eswara, Pardeep Kohli, Ian Bjorn Maclean
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Patent number: 9537572Abstract: A system for data transport in a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) includes a plurality of remote Digital Access Units (DAUs) located at a Remote location. The plurality of remote DAUs are coupled to each other and operable to transport digital signals between the plurality of remote DAUs. The system also includes a plurality of central hubs. Each of the plurality of central hubs is in communication with one of the remote DAUs using an electrical communications path. The system further includes a plurality of transmit/receive cells. Each of the plurality of transmit/receive cells includes a plurality of remote hubs. Each of the remote hubs in one of the plurality of transmit/receive cells is in communication with one of the plurality of central hubs using an optical communications path.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Dali Systems Co. Ltd.Inventors: Shawn Patrick Stapleton, Sasa Trajkovic
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Patent number: 9525749Abstract: The present invention relates to a Domain Name System (DNS) server and a method for resolving DNS queries from a number of clients. The DNS server comprises multiple virtual DNS server instances servicing different clients. The DNS server further comprises a shared cache for caching records which indicate answers to resolved DNS queries. The shared cache is shared between a set of virtual DNS server instances. The virtual DNS server instances that share the shared cache are able to cache DNS query results in the shared cache as well as resolve a DNS query by retrieving a cached record corresponding to the DNS query from the shared cache. Thus it is possible for a virtual DNS server instance to make use of DNS query results obtained by other virtual DNS server instances.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2010Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: Jari Arkko, Fredrik Garneij, Christian Gotare, Tero Kauppinen, Heikki Mahkonen, Jan Melen, Martti Kuparinen, Heidi Hostikka
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Patent number: 9526083Abstract: Described herein are techniques related to reducing scanning in a cellular network. A mobile device reduces scanning of the cellular network when coverage holes are detected and/or predicted along a route traveled by or a place visited by the mobile device. A mobile device also reduces scanning of the cellular network when the mobile device is stationary. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Jaroslaw J. Sydir, Anthony G. LaMarca
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Patent number: 9516124Abstract: A presence service providing system and method is disclosed that provides presence information regarding presentities to watchers. The presence system sets mapping information, which contains the presence information that matches position information corresponding to at least one presentity. When the position information is received via a positioning system, the presence system detects the presence information, which matches the received position information, from the set mapping information. The detected presence information is transmitted from the presence system to a watcher. The presence service providing system can provide a variety of presence information according to the location of the presentity, so that watchers can more specifically and clearly identify the states of the presentity from the presence information.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Min Su Kim, Young Ki Jeon
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Patent number: 9516665Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE communicates with one or more base stations. The UE determines a first preferred RAT of a first application. The UE determines an RAT used on a first carrier in communication with the one or more base stations. The UE selectively allows and disallows the first application to communicate data with the one or more base stations on the first carrier based on the RAT used on the first carrier and the first preferred RAT.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventor: Sachin Jain
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Patent number: 9497605Abstract: A short message processing method and a relevant system. In one embodiment, a short message service (SMS)-submit message sent by a calling terminal to a mobile switching center (MSC) or service general packet radio service (GPRS) carries an indication that a called terminal does not have an MSISDN, and the SMS-submit message carries a session initiation protocol (SIP) uniform resource identifier (URI) of the called terminal, so that the calling terminal is capable of sending the indication and the SIP URI of the called terminal to an SMS-service center (SMS-SC) via the MSC or SGSN and an SMS-interworking MSC (SMS-IWMSC), and the SMS-SC implements short message communications with the called terminal via an SMS-GMSC and an Internet protocol (IP) short message-gateway (IP-SM-GW).Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xiaoyan Duan
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Patent number: 9485799Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting a mobile node (1) comprising a plurality of network connection interfaces (11a, 11b) to at least one network (3) using the mobile internet protocol with the following steps for the respective interfaces (11a, 11b): —the mobile node (1) retrieves a local IP address (CoAa, CoAb) and at least one DNS server (5, 5a, 5b) address using DHCP on the interface (11a, 11b), —the mobile node (1) stores in a list the at least one returned DNS server (5, 5a, 5b) address, —the mobile node (1) queries the at least one DNS server (5, 5a, 5b) which has its address stored in the list for home agent service and receives either a “service not supported” failure notification or the address of at least one home agent (9a, 9b) reachable on the interface (11a, 11b),—the mobile node (1) stores in the list the results of the query, either “service not available” or the home agent (9a, 9b) addresses returned for the respective DNS Servers (5, 5a, 5b) inquired, —the mobile node (1) obtainsType: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Alcatel-LucentInventors: Telemaco Melia, Bruno Mongazon-Cazavet
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Patent number: 9480044Abstract: When a call is received for a device within an area of coverage, all devices within the area of coverage are rung. The call may be connected to the first device that picks up. All devices may be rung at the same time or in a predetermined order. For example, the first device rung may be a device that was most recently moved, a device that was most recently active, based on a time of day, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Jeffrey Mikan, Justin McNamara, John Ervin Lewis, Fulvio Arturo Cenciarelli
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Patent number: 9479543Abstract: A method of establishing a communication link between a mobile terminal of a wireless network and a subscriber of a network, such as an enterprise network, and/or a residential network.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: TANGO NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Andrew Silver, Lathan Lewis, Patricia Landgren
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Patent number: 9467368Abstract: An information handling system includes a management controller and a router. The management controller includes a universal serial bus hub and first and second devices. The management controller to assign the first device to a first server node, to assign the second device to a second server node, and to create a routing table associated with the assignment of the first and second devices respectively to the first and second server nodes. The router is in communication with the management controller. The router to receive the routing table from the management controller, to receive data from the first server node, and to route the data to the first device based on the routing table. The universal serial bus hub communicates with the router via a single physical port of the management controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LPInventors: Timothy M. Lambert, Shawn J. Dube, Wade A. Butcher
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Patent number: 9462533Abstract: A device in an industrial environment may adapt communications to account for industrial noise in the industrial environment. The device may send a first communication to a destination device in the industrial environment using a first communication technology. The device may access noise prediction data for the industrial environment, and the noise prediction data may indicate predicted noise for one or more portions of the industrial environment, including a communication pathway to the destination device using the first communication technology. The device may adapt a subsequent communication to the destination device to account for the predicted noise along the communication pathway.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Yasantha Rajakarunanayake, Michael David Johas Teener, Wael William Diab, Xuemin Chen, Yongbum Kim, Patricia Ann Thaler
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Patent number: 9461920Abstract: Systems, methods and a mobile device for using policy defined by the operator to control the interfaces on which data is sent and received by the device are provided. The policy can be dynamically updated by the operator, by pushing new policy to the device for implementation. The policy can define that the device should switch certain data between two or more available interfaces at certain times, or when certain data may be sent or received over a particular interface. The device may receive new policy from the operator in order to help with the operator's own operational objectives, such as traffic shaping or other traffic limitation to ease congestion or enforce service agreements. A policy implementing corresponding traffic limitation or shaping on the air interface between the mobile device and network base stations can be sent to the mobile device so as to reduce signaling congestion on the air-interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Chemring Technology Solutions LimitedInventors: Angelo Centoza, Ben Toner, Richard Morris, Kristan Barraclough, Graham Hewson, Robert Pridham
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Patent number: 9456342Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for obtaining cellular network load information in a secure manner are disclosed. For example, the method receives the cellular network load information, where the cellular network load information is encrypted. The method then decrypts the cellular network load information using a decryption key and performs a task responsive to the network load information that is decrypted.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Farooq Bari, Zhi Cui
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Patent number: 9432412Abstract: An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method is for connecting an endpoint that is separated from another endpoint by a symmetric network address translation device.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: DAMAKA, INC.Inventors: Sivakumar R. Chaturvedi, Satish Gundabathula
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Patent number: 9433032Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for selecting a software interface based on operator policy comprises receiving from a mobile device a message requesting that a packet data session be allocated, wherein the message includes a requested quality of service profile for the packet data session, selecting a software interface, from among a plurality of software interfaces, for communication with a packet node based on the contents of the message, for the packet node to provide the mobile device with access to a packet data network, and allocating the packet data session in communication with the packet node, wherein the requested quality of service profile is conveyed to the packet node using the selected software interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Amit Ghadge, Sridhar Bhaskaran, Maulik Vaidya
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Patent number: 9432864Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving a first Diameter message at the DRA; evaluating a first rule, including accessing data from a generic binding context object including: locating a record associated with a key specified by the first rule, and retrieving the data from the record; and transmitting a message based on the evaluation of the first rule. Various embodiments additionally relate to receiving a second Diameter message at the DRA; and evaluating a second rule, including accessing the generic binding context object, including storing the data in the record associated with the key.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Peter K. Jorgensen, Robert A. Mann, Mikael Vihtari